Thorney Buckinghamshire Map

About Thorney

Thorney whispers its presence in the eastern reaches of Buckinghamshire, a quiet corner of England. It lies 6.8 km east of Slough (from Slough: bearing 94°T, OS grid TQ 045 794), and is situated east-south-east of Richings Park village. The fields around Thorney, stretching out under a sky that often holds a pearly, luminous quality, carry the scent of turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery. Though no grand abbey ruins stand sentinel, the village's modest church, St. Mary the Virgin, offers a calm, enduring presence, its stone weathered by generations of English rain and sun. The gentle slope of the land here hints at the underlying geology, a subtle rise that catches the afternoon light in a way that feels both ancient and ever-present. Life in Thorney, while perhaps lacking the clamour of larger towns, possesses a steady, grounded rhythm, a quiet unfolding of days much like the slow bloom of the hedgerows in spring.

About This Thorney Map Page

Explore Thorney, Buckinghamshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.504027, -0.494394. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.